Too Spicy food fixes
Fix food that is too spicy without ruining flavor
Learn how to tone down heat in chili, soup, sauces, and other dishes that turned too spicy.
These fixes help when capsaicin, pepper heat, or chile paste takes over the dish. Explore related fixes across proteins, vegetables, sauces, baking, soups, grains, desserts, breakfast, and seafood.
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Soups
8 min
Chili Too Spicy
Your chili burns because the heat is too high. Dilute and cool the spice with dairy or starch.
Too Spicy
Soups
8 min
Soup Too Spicy
Your soup is too spicy because the heat is concentrated in the broth. Add volume and fat to calm it.
Too Spicy
Sauces
6 min
Too Spicy
Your dish is painfully hot from too much chili or cayenne. Capsaicin, the molecule causing the burn, dissolves in fat but not water, so dairy and oils are your primary rescue tools.
Too Spicy